darts
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Definitions ofdarts
- A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand, for example a short lance or javelin
- Any sharp-pointed missile weapon, such as an arrow.
- (sometimes figurative) Anything resembling such a missile; something that pierces or wounds like such a weapon.
- A small object with a pointed tip at one end and feathers at the other, which is thrown at a target in the game of darts.
- A dart-shaped target towed behind an aircraft to train shooters.
- A plan or scheme.
- A sudden or fast movement.
- A fold that is stitched on a garment.
- A fish, the dace.
- A cigarette.
- To throw with a sudden effort or thrust; to hurl or launch.
- To send forth suddenly or rapidly; to emit; to shoot
Example: "The sun darts forth his beams."
- To shoot with a dart, especially a tranquilizer dart
Example: "They had to dart the animal to get close enough to help"
- To fly or pass swiftly, like a dart; to move rapidly in one direction; to shoot out quickly
Example: "The flying man darted eastward."
- To start and run with speed; to shoot rapidly along
Example: "The deer darted from the thicket."
- (games) A game or sport in which darts are thrown at a board, and points are scored depending on where the darts land
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